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Andrew and Epstein Were ‘Extremely Close’

Author Andrew Lownie's book reveals Prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein's friendship began in 1991, fueled by mutual interests in money and sex, leading to significant personal and royal consequences.

  • Earlier this year, Andrew Lownie's book reignited scrutiny of Prince Andrew, Duke of York's friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, late convicted sex offender, highlighting their bond over `money and sex`.
  • Records and interviews, however, dispute the timing of Prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein's relationship, with Andrew Lownie saying it began in the early 1990s through Ghislaine Maxwell, while the BBC and DOJ interviews released on Friday offer conflicting accounts.
  • After the BBC Newsnight interview, Andrew's defense failed critics and he later settled with Virginia Giuffre for an undisclosed sum, reportedly between $6,000,000 and $16,000,000, including a donation to survivors.
  • Following his failed public defence, Prince Andrew, Duke of York stepped down from royal duties, lost patronages and military titles, while Buckingham Palace has distanced itself as he lives quietly at Royal Lodge.
  • Lownie argues the tie was mutually useful but unequal, noting Jeffrey Epstein gained legitimacy while Andrew received financial help, access to women, and relief for his ex-wife's debts, with seven numbers for Andrew in Epstein's records suggesting asymmetry.
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A controversial book has been published about Prince Andrew, who has already been treated as a pariah in the British royal family due to his scandals. The prince, described as careless and not very smart, is said to have regularly fallen into the net of foreign secret services. The book also provides several anecdotes about the prince's overheated sex life and claims that Andrew lobbied his mother against Charles III's accession to the throne.

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